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1935 Lincoln Cent DDO FS-101 - Several Possible Examples

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Here are several 1935 Lincoln cents. Some of them appear to be DDO FS-101. Others look more like Machine Doubling.

An up front caveat is that the 1935 Lincoln Cent DDO FS-101 has sometimes been a contentious call for a couple of reasons:

First, the doubling and the appearance of major die markers differs significantly depending on die stage when the coin was struck. This can be seen by comparing the early and late die stages shown on the Wexler Variety web page: https://www.doubleddie.com/377701.html Doubling in the late die stage is less obvious than the early stage.

Second, doubling on the 1935 DDO FS-101 is often fairly flat and shelf-like, without clearly split serifs, which is suggestive of Machine Doubling. This is evident even with high grade uncirculated coins such as the PCGS MS67 example at url: https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin...101-rd/37747

Third, well circulated 1935 DDO FS-101 Lincoln Cent smay look very different than uncirculated coins, with fat numbers in lieu of doubling on the date. An example of a VF-30 is shown at the following PCGS url: https://www.pcgs.com/cert/44624323

Because it may be the most distinctive feature of the 1935 DDO FS-101, I've shown doubling of the eyelid as the first photo for each coin. I've followed with photos to show doubling on the motto. Lastly, I've included photos to show doubling on the date.


1935 DDO FS-101 A
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1935 DDO FS-101 B
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1935 DDO FS-101 C
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1935 DDO FS-101 D
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1935 DDO FS-101 E
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1935 DDO FS-101 F
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The first two coins are FS-101 for sure. The other ones are showing Machine Doubling. The last one is just showing circulation flattening on the devices, in my opinion.
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Agree w/ E&V, first two coins are FS-101.
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please, next time only ONE coin per topic, makes the conversation much easier when commenting on them.
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The first two coins are FS-101 for sure. The other ones are showing Machine Doubling. The last one is just showing circulation flattening on the devices, in my opinion.


EV, Thanks for the feedback! That was my conservative assessment.

On D, the doubling on the motto doesn't show even a hint of split serifs. On F, there really isn't any doubling.

But, I wasn't sure about C and E.


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please, next time only ONE coin per topic, makes the conversation much easier when commenting on them.



Sorry about the spam, Dearborn. Six coins was probably overdoing it. However, a one coin limit is overly restrictive because it doesn't allow for posts to show a comparison.
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yeah well, what we like is one per - it is fat easier to comment on a single coin in a topic than 2 or more. (unless it is something that would show a progression - such as a die crack or strike through. ) DDOs and DDRs can stand on their own and not prejudice each other if there are subtle differences.

Most of us really don't want to keep scrolling up and down saying 'coin 1 this' and 'coin 2 that'.
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And maybe right side up? It's harder to compare images to catalogs if they aren't in the correct orientation.

If you want to post multiple coins or multiple features from the same coin, I suggest a grid display:

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Responses are correct, just A and B are FS-101. 1935 commonly has that very similar MD, and ebay can be loaded with MD examples being sold as FS-101.
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